School: Drumbaniffe, Crusheen

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1. Gaelic Salutations or Words Used Locally (continued)

   

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   cemetery and the coffins are never left on this stone now. Another such stone, also called Cloch na h-Onóra may be seen on the road-side to Doon cemetery, which is three miles east of Crusheen.
   The usual name of a young pig is a banbh.
   A piece of cloth is often called a stiall, e.g. " a stiall of a blanket " and SOME liquid poured or spilled is called a steall, while a drink taken quickly is called a slog.
   A little chip or piece of timber is termed a sgeilp. Bodhran, bacachán, and balbhán are also common words in this locality. The usual name for a forked branch of tree is gabhlóg and the only name for a passage made across a drain or stream in a bog or marshy land is a ciseach. A beetle is always known as ciaróg.

   

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   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní Lionnáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumbonniv, Co. Clare

   Informant

   William Linnane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Crusheen, Co. Clare